Coach just gave us sexy in the city at NYFW

Since Stuart Vevers took to the helm of Coach back in 2014, he has conjured a distinctive aesthetic for the all-American brand. Looking towards the West, the Great Plains and Little House On The Prairie for inspiration, Vevers favoured hippy-dippy charm with a rock'n'roll element. But now, for Spring/Summer 2020 he's fleeing the safety of the country to take the big city head-on.

Mounting his show on Manhattan's High Line, Vevers entertained an entirely new empire state of mind. Gone were the camel suede jackets that had become a firm favourite for Coach and in came a new era of outerwear, by way of boldly hued, New Wave-inflected leather trench coats and short-cut flight jackets.

Notably the majority of men's looks, which were looked upon by a front row consisting of Rickey Thompson and Michael B Jordan, featured low-slung vests and leather trousers, were slinky and totally sexy – think the sweaty end of a night at Studio 54.

Luke Day, Fashion Director of British GQ and Editor of GQ Style said of the catwalk show: "let's talk about the location – the iconic NYC High Line, the unique park built on an old rail track that's now an urbanite fantasy, reflected what Coach has become under Stuart Vevers. Stripped back, NY cool – the collection was sexy in the city."

The highlight of the collection? A collaboration with the estate of Richard Bernstein, the artist behind Interview's distinctive illustrated covers. Printed across T-shirts, sweatshirts and vest, Bernstein's images of Barbra Streisand, Rob Lowe and Michael J Fox will be the only things to have splashed across your chest come spring.